Toy pistol.



B. P. WILLETT.

TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. I9I6- 1,205,498. PabentedNov.21,1916.

BYRON P. WILLETT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

TOY PISTOL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed March 27, 1916. Serial No. 86,853.

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, BYRON P. WILLETT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in ToyPistols, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a toy pistol and the primary object of myinvention is to provide simple, durable, inexpensive and easily operatedtoy pistols having the same sound proclivities as an ordinary pop gun,but devoid of a temporarily sealed air chamber and projectile.

My invention further aims to provide a single or repeating soundproducing device in the form of a pistol having a self-cocking triggerby which the sound producing mechanism is. actuated, the pistol beingharmless and devoid of exposed mechanism or protuberances liable toinjure the hands.

My invention further aims to provide a pop pistol which from thestandpoint, of manufacture, can be principally made of scrap materialand the parts of the pistol easily and quickly assembled.

My invention will be hereinafter described and then claimed, andreference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a view ofthe inner side of a member adapted to form a half'of a toy pistol inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2. is a side elevation of a toypistol;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1;Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a slight modifi cationof my invention, and Fig. 5 is a view of the inner side of a portion ofa pistol member, illustrating afurther modification of my invention.

The toy pistol is preferably made of sheet metal cut, stamped andpressed to provide two longitudinal members which may be placed inmatched registration and suitably connected together, to form aconveniently handled device, such as a pistol having a barrel 1, abreech portion 2, and a handle or stock portion 3. The members aregenerally designated A and B and the marginal edges of each memberarerounded, as at 4:, and said. members connected by rivets 5, or otherfastening means, at such points where the members may be rigidly and conveniently held together.

The breech portion 2 of the members A and B have embossed or pressed outcircular wall portions 6, and the wall portion of the member B has aconcentric opening 7.

In the wall portion Got the member B is mounted a flexible diaphragm orvibratory sounding plate 8, preferably made of sheet steel'with themarginal edges soldered or otherwise connected to the Wall portion 6 ofthe member B. The diaphragm 8 is in spaced relation to the wall portion6 of the member B, thereby providing a sound chamber 9 from which asingle sharp sound may be emitted or similar, successive or richochetsounds, according to the mechanism employed for flexing, vibrating orstriking upon the diaphragm.

The member B has the inner side thereof provided with a flexible orresilient hammer or striker 10 which has one end thereof held by a rivet11 and in-struck lugs '12,

while the opposite end of the hammer extends on to the diaphragm 8 andhas a lip or beveled portion 13 approximately central of the diaphragm.The hammer 10 is preferably in the form of a comparatively fiat metallicstrip which is slightly bent whereby only the outer free end thereofwill impinge against the diaphragm, the free end of the hammer having astriking effect against end thereof bent or shaped to form a cam 18adapted to ride under the lip 13 of the hammer 10 and elevate saidhammer, whereby as the hammer rebounds or assumes normal position itstrikes the diaphragm with a blow suflicient to produce a sharp anddistinct report. The trigger member 15 is also slightly bent, adjacentthe cam 18, whereby it will rideover the end of the hammer 10 whenassuming nor mal position, and to restore said trigger member to normalposition, as shown in Fig. 1, a coiled retractile spring 19 has one endthereof connected to an upstruck lug 20 of the trigger member, and theopposite end thereof connected to the member B, at the edge thereof.

With the trigger member 15 made of sheet metal, an edge of the fingergrip portion 16 can be bent upon itself, as at 22 to present a roundededge that will not injure a finger bringing pressure to bear upon thetrigger member In Fig. 4 of the drawing there is illustrated a slightmodification of my invention, wherein a comparatively flat spring 23 issubstituted for the coiled retractile spring 21. The spring 23 has oneend thereof anchored under in-struck straps 2 1 of the handle portion 3of the member 2 and 'the opposite end of said spring en ages under theoutstruck lug 20 of the trigger member.

In Fig. 5 there is illustrated a further modification of m invention,wherein a pivoted trigger mem er 25 has a segment rack 26.meshing with apinion 27 carried by a bladed wheel 28 suitably connected to the memberB to revolve in proximity to the diaphragm of said member. The blades ofthe wheel have the outer ends thereof provided with cams and bentsimilar to the end of the trigger member 15, whereby the blades of thewheel will successively actuate the hammer 1O and then recede over saidhammer to normal position.- The bladed wheel 28 and the trigger member25 are restored to normal position by a coiled retractile spring 29connected to the trigger member 25 and to the member B. In the'operationof the preferred form-of pistol, it is only necessary to pull upon thefinger portion 16 of the trigger member 15 to actuate the hammer 10 andcause a sound to be emitted by the pistol. The trigger member isautomatically restored to normal or cooked position and the pistol maybe repeatedly fired. Y

In themodification shown in Fig. 5, a pull upon the trigger 'membercauses suc cessive reports from the pistol, similar to an ordinaryautomatic pistol. In either instance, a blow-struck by the hammerislsufii-' cient to render a sharp report withoutinjurmamas ing thediaphragm, and as the hammer actuating mechanism is concealed betweenthe members of the pistol, it is impossible to tamper with the mechanismand the members can be finished to present a neat and attractiveappearance.

While in the drawings there are illustrated the preferred embodiments ofmy invention, it is to be understood that the structural elements aresusceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within thescope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a toy pistol, a diaphragm carried by a Wall ofsaid pistol and in parallelism therewith, a hammer carried by the samewall adapted to impinge upon said diaphragm, and means for operatingsaid hammer.

2. In a toy pistol, a diaphragm carried by a wall of said pistol, atrigger member, and a hammer actuated by said trigger member to impingeupon said diaphragm.

3. In a toy pistol, a diaphragm carried by a wall of said pistol, anormally cocked trigger member, and a hammer normally engaging saiddiaphragm adapted to be actuated by said trigger member to impinge uponsaid diaphragm. s

4. In a toy pistol, matched longitudinal members, adiaphragm betweensaid members, and a hammer adapted to impinge upon said diaphragm.

5. In a toy pistol, matched longitudinal members, a diaphragm betweensaid members, a normally cocked trigger member, and

strike said diaphragm and cause a sound to be emitted from said chamber,and means adapted for operating said diaphragm strik-.

in means.

In a toy pistol, a breech portion having a sounding chamber, a diaphragmforming a wall of said chamber, a hammer adapt- '-.ed "to impinge uponsaid diaphragm, and 'means adapted to actuate said hammer and causesoundto be emitted from said chamber.

8. In a toy pistol, .a diaphragm, a hammer adapted to impinge upon saiddiaphragm, means movable in one direction un- :der said hammer to causesaid hammer to rebound and produce sound, and movable in the oppositedirectionover said hammer to ass me normal position. I I

' 9. In a toy pistol, a diaphragm, a hammer adapted toimpinge upon saiddiaphragm, a trigger member movable in one direction under said hammerto cause said hammer to rebound and produce a sound from said diaphragmand movable in the hammer when released rebounds to strike 10 oppositedirection over said hammer to assaid diaphragm.

sume normal position. In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 10. Atoy pistol comprising two longltuin presence of two witnesses. 5 dinallyconnected members, a diaphragm- BYRON P WHJLETT carried by one of saidmembers, a resilient hammer normally engaging said diaphragm, Witnesses:

and means carried by the same member ANNA M. Donn, adapted to raise saidhammer whereby said G. S. MCGRANN.

